The freeway that won the coveted Hayes Award for the nation’s best asphalt-paved surface sees more than its share of accidents. Highway 70 replaced the old U.S. Highway 40. The first section opened in 1959; construction was complete by 1968. Today’s cars and trucks are much faster and heavier than they were in the 1960s. Nevertheless, mostly due to funding...
Since its construction in the 1960s, traffic congestion and ongoing construction have been a serious problem on Interstate 75 which runs through Dayton and connects Cincinnati with Toledo. Major renovations began in the early 2000s and continue to this day. Even more extensive projects are planned for the mid-2020s. Roadway design is an issue as well. Interstate 75 is one...
In April 2023, the Buckeye State transitions from having one of the narrowest and weakest cell phone laws in the nation to enacting one of the broadest and strongest of such provisions. “Signing this bill today is a great honor because this legislation will, without a doubt, prevent crashes and save lives,” Governor Mike DeWine remarked. “Right now, too many...
Car accidents happen on country roads in Ohio all the time. More specifically, country roads in Clinton County, Fayette County, and Pickaway County can be extremely dangerous. You might assume that a majority of severe and life-threatening traffic collisions occur on highways at high speeds. Or, you might suspect that most debilitating crashes happen in urban areas with heavy traffic....
Drunk driving accidents in Hamilton and throughout Butler County can be devastating. Every year, drunk drivers cause serious and deadly collisions in Ohio and across the country. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an average of 32 people die in drunk driving accidents every day in the United States. That number comes out to one death every...
Getting hurt in a serious accident can be devastating, and it can also be disorienting. In this difficult time, you are likely trying to figure out how to obtain medical care and to account for lost wages. As such, it can be confusing to receive a call from a personal injury attorney with whom you have never made contact. In...
Los accidentes automovilísticos afectan a millones de personas cada año , y las lesiones causadas por estos accidentes pueden generar cientos de miles de dólares en facturas médicas y salarios perdidos. Puede ser difícil saber cómo manejar los asuntos financieros y legales después de un accidente automovilístico, especialmente cuando se trata de lesiones graves, por lo que queremos analizar los...
For over a century now, the Soldiers, Sailors and Pioneers Monument has been a part of Hamilton’s signature. More specifically, it’s the sculpture atop it, the Union Soldier we call Billy Yank, that gets all the attention. In a day when some Civil War monuments are the center of controversy, ours remains a point of pride. The statue hasn’t been...
Anyone who tries to navigate through Hamilton knows the persistent inconvenience of the railroad system, how sometimes the only way to get from one side of the town to the other is to funnel through the underpass on High Street or the overpass on Grand Boulevard. But there are those among us who can remember before those options, when the...
Sudden medical emergency defense in Ohio means that that a driver who unexpectedly loses consciousness and causes an accident as the result of a sudden and unforeseeable medical emergency does not act negligently, and thus cannot be held liable for damages arising from the accident. So, what does that really mean in practice? Sudden medical emergency defense in Ohio all...